Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Board Feet, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1) Original Data, 1916-1934; (2) Original Data, 1929-1955. Data Furnished By The Southern Pine Association 1916-1928 Covers 192 Mills. The "Total Industry Estimates" Segment, 1929-1934 Is Reduced To The Level Of The 1916-1928 Segment Of 192 Mills On The Basis Of Their Average Monthly Relationship In The Overlapping Year 1929. The Ratio Used Is .3944. Source: 1916-1928 Furnished Direct By The Southern Pine Association. 1929-1940 Computed By NBER From Data (A) January-April 1929: 192 Mills Direct From Southern Pine Association; (B) May-December 1924: 192 Mills "Survey Of Current Business", 1931 Supplement; (C) 1929-1940: Total Industry Estimates, Southern Pine Association "Southern Pine Statistics: 1929-36" And "Survey Of Current Business".

This NBER data series m02138a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02138a